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Bizarre Records

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Bizarre Records, self-identified simply as Bizarre, was a production company and record label formed for artists discovered by rock musician Frank Zappa and his business partner/manager Herb Cohen. [1]

45 relations: Absolutely Free, Alice Cooper, An Evening with Wild Man Fischer, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Captain Beefheart, Chunga's Revenge, Cruising with Ruben & the Jets, DiscReet Records, Double album, Enigma Records, Essra Mohawk, Facebook, Fillmore East – June 1971, Frank Zappa, Gail Zappa, Herb Cohen, Hot Rats, Just Another Band from L.A., Lenny Bruce, List of record labels, Lumpy Gravy, Manifesto Records, Mothermania, Production company, Record label, Reprise Records, Rhino Entertainment, Rykodisc, Straight Records, The Grand Wazoo, The GTOs, The Mothers of Invention, Third Man Records, Tim Buckley, Trout Mask Replica, Uncle Meat, United Artists Records, Universal Music Enterprises, Verve Records, Waka/Jawaka, Warner Bros. Records, We're Only in It for the Money, Weasels Ripped My Flesh, Wild Man Fischer, 200 Motels (soundtrack).

Absolutely Free

Absolutely Free is the second studio album by the American rock band the Mothers of Invention, led by Frank Zappa, released in 1967.

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Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spans over fifty years.

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An Evening with Wild Man Fischer

An Evening with Wild Man Fischer is a 1968 double LP album by Wild Man Fischer.

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Burnt Weeny Sandwich

Burnt Weeny Sandwich is an album by The Mothers of Invention, released in 1970.

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Captain Beefheart

Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart.

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Chunga's Revenge

Chunga's Revenge is the third solo album by Frank Zappa, released on October 23, 1970.

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Cruising with Ruben & the Jets

Cruising with Ruben & the Jets is the fourth studio album by the Mothers of Invention.

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DiscReet Records

DiscReet Records, self-identified simply as DiscReet, was a record label founded by Frank Zappa and his then business partner/manager Herb Cohen.

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Double album

A double album (or double record) is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact disc.

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Enigma Records

Enigma Records (also known as Enigma Entertainment Corporation) was a popular rock and alternative American record label in the 1980s.

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Essra Mohawk

Essra Mohawk (born Sandra Elayne Hurvitz on April 23, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter who has recorded a dozen albums, many receiving critical acclaim.

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Facebook

Facebook is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.

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Fillmore East – June 1971

Fillmore East – June 1971 is a live album by The Mothers, released in 1971.

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Frank Zappa

Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, activist and filmmaker.

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Gail Zappa

Adelaide Gail Zappa (Sloatman; January 1, 1945 – October 7, 2015) was the wife of musician and composer Frank Zappa and the trustee of the Zappa Family Trust.

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Herb Cohen

Herbert Cohen (December 30, 1932 – March 16, 2010) was an American personal manager, record company executive, and music publisher, best known as the manager of Linda Ronstadt, Frank Zappa, Tim Buckley, Odetta, Tom Waits, George Duke, and many other Los Angeles-based musicians in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Hot Rats

Hot Rats is the second solo album by Frank Zappa.

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Just Another Band from L.A.

Just Another Band from L.A. is a live album by The Mothers, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music).

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Lenny Bruce

Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist.

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List of record labels

For lists of record labels, see.

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Lumpy Gravy

Lumpy Gravy is the debut solo album by Frank Zappa, written by Zappa and performed by a group of session players he dubbed the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra.

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Manifesto Records

Manifesto Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California that has released records by Dead Kennedys, Tim Buckley, Cinerama, Concrete Blonde, Cranes, The Czars, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lilys, The Rugburns, Sing-Sing, Tom Waits, and The Wedding Present.

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Mothermania

Mothermania (1969), subtitled The Best of the Mothers, is a compilation album by the Mothers of Invention.

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Production company

A production company, production house, or production studio is a company that produces performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, and videos.

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Record label

A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos.

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Reprise Records

Reprise Records is an American record label founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra.

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Rhino Entertainment

Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company founded in 1978.

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Rykodisc

Rykodisc was an American record label.

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Straight Records

Straight Records, self-identified simply as Straight, was a record label formed in 1969 to distribute productions and discoveries of Frank Zappa and his business partner/manager Herb Cohen.

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The Grand Wazoo

The Grand Wazoo is a 1972 Jazz fusion album by Frank Zappa and The Mothers.

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The GTOs

The GTOs (Girls Together Outrageously) were an all-girl group from the Los Angeles area, specifically the Sunset Strip scene.

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The Mothers of Invention

The Mothers of Invention were an American rock band from California.

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Third Man Records

Third Man Records is an independent record label founded by Jack White in Detroit, Michigan, in 2001.

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Tim Buckley

Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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Trout Mask Replica

Trout Mask Replica is the third studio album by American rock band Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, released as a double album on June 16, 1969 by Straight and Reprise Records, and produced by Beefheart's childhood friend Frank Zappa.

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Uncle Meat

Uncle Meat is the fifth studio album by The Mothers of Invention, released as a double album in 1969.

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United Artists Records

United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 to issue movie soundtracks.

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Universal Music Enterprises

Universal Music Enterprises (abbreviated as UME and stylized as UMe) is the catalogue division of Universal Music Group.

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Verve Records

Verve Records, founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, is home to the world’s largest jazz catalogue and includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Stan Getz and Billie Holiday, among others.

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Waka/Jawaka

Waka/Jawaka (also known as Waka/Jawaka — Hot Rats) is the fourth solo album by Frank Zappa, released in July 1972.

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Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros.

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We're Only in It for the Money

We're Only in It for the Money is the third studio album by the Mothers of Invention.

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Weasels Ripped My Flesh

Weasels Ripped My Flesh is the seventh studio album by the American rock band the Mothers of Invention, and the tenth overall by Frank Zappa, released in 1970.

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Wild Man Fischer

Lawrence Wayne "Wild Man" Fischer (November 6, 1944 – June 16, 2011) was an American street performer known for offering erratic, acapella performances of "new kinds of songs" for a nickel or a dime each on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.

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200 Motels (soundtrack)

The 200 Motels soundtrack of Frank Zappa's film 200 Motels was released by United Artists Records in 1971 and features a combination of rock and jazz songs, orchestral music and comedic spoken dialogue.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizarre_Records

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